Hi Moms,
You may have seen my earlier question about my 5yo with Lyme Disease, who needs to go on a special diet for a little, (diary, gluten and sugar free.) Based on some of your suggestions and researching online, etc, I have found some good foods to give her for lunch or a snack when she gets back from morning kindergarten. Her kindergarten class is going on an all day field trip to the childrens museum in boston, on Monday. We live about an hour away from boston, and they need to bring lunch and snacks since they will be leaving at 7:45, and coming back at 3:00. I am not sure what to pack her. Some of the things I am making her for lunch and snacks now are too messy to be a packed lunch or snack. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Thanks for the ideas, Moms!!!
I went to the store today and bought some of the things you suggested, and I am going to give them to my daughter for lunch at home, for a few days before the field trip in 4 days so she can decide what she likes, so I don't send her an hour away all day and have her take a bite of her lunch, and not like it.
Thanks again for the ideas, they were very helpful!!
I agree with Heidi M re the disposable containers/utensils.
Other ideas: pickles, hard boiled egg, cut up fruit and veges, hummus with rice chips or crackers, rice cakes or celery sticks with peanut (or almond or sesame seed) butter, sushi, trail mix made with dried fruit and nuts.
If it's something you usually use a container get the cheep disposable ones that she can just throw away when done. Not sure what you send to be able to give specifics.
I recently found some pre-made meals at Target called Go Picnic. I actually also saw them at a couple of airports, so you might be able to find them in other places too. There are several varieties, but the Sunbutter & Crackers one is the only one that might work. It does have some sugar, but it's totally dairy and gluten free. It contains multigrain crackers, a pouch of sunbutter, seed & fruit trail mix (no nuts), a fruit bar, and a double chocolate cookie. Each item is individually packaged within the box. It's labeled gluten-free, all natural, vegan, and kosher. My son really likes it and it's perfect when I need to send more of a meal but not a sandwich or something hot.
Lettuce wrap, sugar free applesauce, gluten/dairy free crackers, cheese, nuts, roast chicken, a hard boiled egg, veggies, a thermos of homemade soup or gluten free pasta. You can pack her lunch in a small cooler bag if you need to keep it cold.
Usually field trips want bag lunch only no refrigeration. finger foods would work the best. A peach she can just bite into, a bag of grapes. Crackers with peanutbutter. (Can she eat suger free peanutbutter?) Dried fruit mixed with fruit like grapes.
Almost everything I can think of has one of those three things.
What about boiled eggs with some salt sprinkled on them? Just be sure to keep them cool with an ice pack or two. Will she eat lunch meat or cut up chicken breast wrapped in a lettuce leaf? An apple and sugar snap peas, dried fruit (or does that have added sugar?). sugar free cinnimon applesauce. Blueberries. Avacado is awesome, has good fats.
Maybe check out
http://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Repair-Lyme-Disease-Cookboo...
Also google 'lyme disease diet recipes' and you will see a lot of blogs and books out there.
Can you meet with a nutritionist and together come up with a list of foods she CAN eat. Ask her to focus on replacement foods... like, instead of grains, eat sweet potatoes and potatoes as a carb. And... instead of milk, use almond or soy milk. Instead of dairy, use beans for protein. Ask for a list of specific foods and brands. Bring along containers and go over the nutritional information together so you know exactly what to look for to avoid. Ask for her to create a complete sample menu for an entire day that will get all of your daughters dietary needs met. Maybe give the nutritionist a heads up about what you are looking for before you meet with her, so she can research it a little bit and be prepared to give you valuable information.
Make this your mission, like a game. Use all resources you can, and if they don't give you what you need, call someone else and ask them. The more 'experts' you consult for help getting her through this diet, the better.
It's going to be tough for you for awhile. Good luck to you, hang in there.
ETA will any of these work? They sell them at target...
http://www.gopicnic.com/Special-Diets/Gluten-Free
